The sun., 1887-06-02
During q storm, Charles Kniegndori,

German farmer residing nine miles south
Of Wilson, Wis. was struck by lightning
and instantly killed.
The executive order consolidating and
abolshing number Of internal revenue
districts will take effect June 10, or as
| soon thereafter as possible.
Ex-senator and Mrs. Van Wycl will
shortly close their Washington establish
ment and go for the summer to their
home in Nebraska City, Neb.
Attorney General Hogg OF Texas. has
written to the prosecuting attorney OF
! Montgomery. Texas, ,denouncing the lynch
ing OF a colored boy, probably innocent,
who was taken out OF Jail.
At Hudson, Wis.,, in the case OF State VS..
f. l.. Sugar on the charge OF embezzle
ment preferred by d. Nj. Osborne d Co.,
and tried in the circuit court the jury
| brought in verdict of acquittal.
| The Milwaukee g. st. Paul has raised
| the salaries OF it's ticket agents at coupon
offices because OF the cutting off OF COM
| missions by the Eastern lines. Those for
| mery receiving $75 per month now get
$3.50.
Gov Ross OF Texas has offered a reward
| OF $500 for the arrest and conviction OF
each OF the train robbers who participated
| in the affair at Mcneil station. Thirteen
! robbers are known to have been engaged
| in the attack.
| John Mullaly, n stockholder OF the Ma
| tional Consumers Meat company, at New
York applied for an Injunction restraining
the Marquis de Mores from disposing OF
| the property OF the concern. The in!unc-
| ton was denied.
| Explorers who arrived at Duluth from the
| Vermillion country, east OF Tower, report
the forest fires as growing worse. A good
| ha haan
is feared that several explorers have been
caught in the flames.
| Transactions in the coffee exchanges OF
late have been enormous. The unusual
| degree of interest manifested in New York
has been caused by the speculative con-
dition OF affairs and this speculative fever
is likely to increase.
In Walle township, few miles from
Grand Forks, Dak., lighting struck the
barn OF a farmer named Dickinson, killing
a COW and pair OF oxen. The barn and
| house, a short way distant, were burned
to the ground. Loss $4,000, with small
income.
! Fourth-class postmasters appointed:
Minnesota: Winnipeg Junction, z. A.
Berg. Montana; Corvallis, H. r. Kern. Da-
| kota Haskins T. j. Lamnnyon; Jewell A.
| A. Linn. Iowa; Wood, /. Bridell. Post.
office Observation-Disclosures: Ivy, Kan
diyohi county.
| The President appointed Commodore D.
B. Harmony, w. A Wallace, OF New York;
H. S. Van Eaton, OF Mississippi Asa Nor
| gan, OF Arkansas: Thomas A. Logan, OF
| Ohio and Prof d. G. Gilman, of John s.
| Hopkins University, as members of the
board OF visitors to the naval academy at
| Annapolis.
With the exception OF northern Wiscon-
sin, west OF Hurley and down on the Goge-
| big range, distance of fifty miles, the fires
| are abating. In that territory they are
doing great damage in pine and hardwood
| lands. Ironwood is not burned or damaged.
| The total insurance in the Lake Linden
fire was 1897, 900.
| A heavy thunderstorm passed over West
port, Oak. The grading camp OF J Ohm Coop
| er on the Aberdeen, IS Bismarck IL Northwes-
| tern railroad was struck by lightning, in
| stantly killing two laborers-Peter Nelson,
who lived between Leola and Westport,
| and Charles Curtey OF Long Lake. Both
| were young men unmarried. Several other
| parties in the camp were injured but none
seriously.
In accordance with the orders of the war
department, Gen. Crook has ordered Com
pany X, Ninth cavalry (colored), to Chey-
enne, and placed them under the direction
| of the interior department or land officials
| for the purpose of enforcing an order to
tear down fences in public domains in Wy
| oming. Gen. Crook says: Il don't anticipate
any trouble. Wyoming cattlemen are not
fools, and will not oppose the government.
Capt. L. w. Cole took party OF friends.
| composed of d. &. Stark, Geo. WISE Mar
ion Trip. Clarence Blood and Fred Cole, Of
Petoskey, Geo. NJ. Freeman, OF Milwaukee,
and Henry Blont. oil Chicago out for IL
sail on Traverse by Mich. The yacht was
| ,t, h1, n
the party into the bay. The following
were drowned: d. G. Stark, George Wise,
Capt. Cole Fred Cole, Marion Trip. Capt.
Coles body was recovered.
Andrew Springer OF Illinois was lynched
at Powhatton, Ark. for an outrage COM
mitted on Mrs. Montgomery recently.
Springer was dragged out OF Jail with a
rope around his neck, and made q desper-
ate fight for life. 1t required two or three
shoot him. but the request was refused.
He was dragged a short distance from the
| Jail and hanged to u tree, his body after
ward being riddled with bullets.
There is now on hand the full amount
| for the completion OF the Minneapolis
postofce building. the total cost Of which
will be S592, 514.o6. OF this, however,
there was expended for the site S92. 81 4.56.
| Although all OF the required money is avail
able, this is not among the buildings set
down for completion during the year by
the supervising architect. Thereis though,
over 5000, 600 to carry on buildings, out
| side OF existing contract liabilities.
Before the interstate commerce commits
| sion William Brown, in behalf OF the Chi
cago & Alton Railroad company, filed
| charges againgt the Pennsylvania Railroad
for violation of the third section of-the act.
He charges principally that the Pennsyl-
vania company had unlawfully given pref
| erence and advantages to the Chicago, Bur
lngton & Quincy in the interchange pass
enger traffic to Chicago, and denies to the
Chicago & Alton reasonable facilities for
the interchange OF passenger traffic.
The war department has issued the fol-
| lowing ORDER BY direction of the secre-
| tary of war general orders No. 43 OF 1888,
| Is revoked, to take effect juno 30, and
therefore all work necessary for the care.
preserv tion and repair of ordidance and
! store at forts and in the hands OF troops
Is declared to be the legitimate duty OF the
| soldier. The commanding officers OF all
forts and other military stations will de-
tail on daily duty the men required for the
| proper care, preservation OF ordinance
and ordinance stores belonging to their
commands.
Pensions issued: Minnesota-Original.
III. Lenfest, Osseo; C, Lawrence Alma City;
y, COugnllIl, EllitS y. MdHstH, DIRTY ".
Thomson, Northfeld; N. Morizet. Hender-
son. G. Green. Sauk Rapids; J. Cordwell,
Lake Belt. Increased, N. Kelsey, Dean:
| W. T. Silsbee, Chatiicld; G. f.. Stevens,
Alexandria; w. Simon, Norton; J.. N.
Whitman. Labree; J. Morrison, Window;
J. Mullen. Easton; V. F. Strong, Glenwood;
C. Ready. Rochester Dakota-Original,
T. A. Douglas. Webster. Increased b. L.
Pric,r, Troy; H. Calew, Salem. Reissued,
| c. III. Skies, Lisbon; +. j. Felson, Ray
mond.
letter received from the postmaster OF
q village in Minnesota informs the Virginia
| state authorities that he has the control
but not the possession OF the original
copy OF the OIL dinance OF secession passed
by Virginia, The writer says that the
| document is in the possession OF the widow
OF a federal soldier. He asks what the
officials will pay for its restoration. Soon
after the city was occupied by the Union
army, in 1865, the document was taken
from the capitol, Gov, Lee will address
Postmaster General Villas, informing him
of these facts and asking him to see